diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/wgrib2.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/wgrib2.ex
index 44ba4697..78deca9f 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/wgrib2.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/wgrib2.ex
@@ -350,6 +350,106 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Weather.Grib2.Wgrib2 do
     end)
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Extract values at specific `{lat, lon}` points from a GRIB2 file on disk
+  using wgrib2 `-lon`. One file scan, text output, no binary grid — uses
+  negligible BEAM memory regardless of point spread or message count.
+
+  Returns `{:ok, %{{lat, lon} => %{"VAR:LEVEL" => float}}}` or `{:error, reason}`.
+  """
+  def extract_points_from_file(grib_path, match_pattern, points) when is_list(points) do
+    if available?() do
+      extract_points_with_wgrib2(grib_path, match_pattern, points)
+    else
+      {:error, :wgrib2_not_available}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp extract_points_with_wgrib2(grib_path, match_pattern, points) do
+    # Build -lon args: -lon lon1 lat1 -lon lon2 lat2 ...
+    lon_args =
+      Enum.flat_map(points, fn {lat, lon} ->
+        ["-lon", "#{normalize_lon(lon)}", "#{lat}"]
+      end)
+
+    args = [grib_path, "-match", match_pattern] ++ lon_args
+
+    case System.cmd(wgrib2_path(), args, stderr_to_stdout: true) do
+      {output, 0} ->
+        {:ok, parse_lon_output(output, points)}
+
+      {output, exit_code} ->
+        {:error, "wgrib2 failed (exit #{exit_code}): #{String.slice(output, 0, 200)}"}
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Parse wgrib2 -lon output. Each line looks like:
+  # 1:0:d=2024092219:TMP:1 hybrid level:anl:lon=242.958,lat=32.938,val=306.5:lon=242.208,lat=33.604,val=302.1
+  # Each -lon option appends a "lon=X,lat=Y,val=Z" segment.
+  defp parse_lon_output(output, points) do
+    output
+    |> String.split("\n")
+    |> Enum.reject(&(&1 == ""))
+    |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn line, acc ->
+      parts = String.split(line, ":")
+
+      # Extract var and level from the inventory portion
+      case extract_var_level(parts) do
+        [var, level] ->
+          key = "#{var}:#{level}"
+
+          # Extract lon/lat/val segments (everything after the inventory)
+          Enum.reduce(parts, acc, fn segment, inner_acc ->
+            case parse_lon_val_segment(segment) do
+              {lat, lon, val} ->
+                point = snap_to_nearest(lat, lon, points)
+
+                if point do
+                  existing = Map.get(inner_acc, point, %{})
+                  Map.put(inner_acc, point, Map.put(existing, key, val))
+                else
+                  inner_acc
+                end
+
+              nil ->
+                inner_acc
+            end
+          end)
+
+        _ ->
+          acc
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp extract_var_level(parts) when length(parts) >= 5 do
+    [Enum.at(parts, 3), Enum.at(parts, 4)]
+  end
+
+  defp extract_var_level(_), do: nil
+
+  # Parse "lon=242.958,lat=32.938,val=306.5"
+  defp parse_lon_val_segment(segment) do
+    case Regex.run(~r/lon=([\d.]+),lat=([\d.]+),val=([\d.eE+-]+)/, segment) do
+      [_, lon_str, lat_str, val_str] ->
+        lon = denormalize_lon(String.to_float(lon_str))
+        {lat, ""} = Float.parse(lat_str)
+        {val, ""} = Float.parse(val_str)
+        {Float.round(lat, 3), Float.round(lon, 3), val}
+
+      _ ->
+        nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Find the requested point nearest to the wgrib2-reported lat/lon
+  # (wgrib2 snaps to nearest grid cell, so reported coords may differ slightly)
+  defp snap_to_nearest(lat, lon, points) do
+    Enum.min_by(points, fn {plat, plon} ->
+      :math.pow(plat - lat, 2) + :math.pow(plon - lon, 2)
+    end)
+  end
+
   # Convert -125.0 to 235.0 for wgrib2
   defp normalize_lon(lon) when lon < 0, do: lon + 360.0
   defp normalize_lon(lon), do: lon
diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/weather/hrrr_native_client.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/weather/hrrr_native_client.ex
index 279d4dae..8be9682c 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/weather/hrrr_native_client.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/weather/hrrr_native_client.ex
@@ -136,15 +136,18 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Weather.HrrrNativeClient do
     alias Microwaveprop.Weather.Grib2.Wgrib2
 
     match_pattern = ":(#{Enum.join(@native_variables, "|")}):.*hybrid level:"
-    grid_spec = bounding_grid(points)
 
-    case Wgrib2.extract_grid_from_file(grib_path, match_pattern, grid_spec) do
-      {:ok, grid_data} ->
+    # Use direct point extraction (-lon) instead of grid extraction (-lola).
+    # With geographically dispersed points, -lola creates a coast-to-coast
+    # grid (~476k cells × 350 messages ≈ 665 MB), causing OOM.
+    # -lon extracts only at the requested points with text output.
+    case Wgrib2.extract_points_from_file(grib_path, match_pattern, points) do
+      {:ok, point_data} ->
         result =
-          Map.new(points, fn {lat, lon} ->
-            nearest = nearest_grid_cell(grid_data, lat, lon)
-            profile = if nearest, do: build_native_profile(nearest), else: %{level_count: 0}
-            {{lat, lon}, profile}
+          Map.new(points, fn point ->
+            parsed = Map.get(point_data, point, %{})
+            profile = if map_size(parsed) > 0, do: build_native_profile(parsed), else: %{level_count: 0}
+            {point, profile}
           end)
 
         {:ok, result}